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We have studied the prevalence of Trichinella spiralis, Leptospira spp. and Salmonella spp. in rats and opossums that inhabit poultry farms of Exaltación de la Cruz, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to determine the potential sanitary risk for humans that are in contact with these animals. The study was carried out on 48 poultry farms between spring 1999 and winter 2001. The study of opossums began in winter 2000. During the study period we captured 152 Rattus norvegicus, 3 Rattus rattus, 16 Didelphis albiventris and 1 Lutreolina crassicaudata. We have registered the presence of rats and opossums in 70% and 27% of the studied farms, respectively. The percentage of farms with rats was independent of the presence or absence of pigs. We did not detect the presence of Leptospira spp. and Trichinella spiralis in any individual. We detected the presence of Salmonella Enteritidis in one Rattus norvegicus and one Didelphis albiventris. According to our results, the rats and opossums of poultry farms may not report a risk factor in the transmission of Trichinella and Leptospira under the present conditions; but the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis in rats as well as in opossums suggests the idea of applying prophylactics measurements on poultry farms.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Assessment of the risks of rats (Rattus norvegicus) and opossums (Didelphis albiventris) in different poultry-rearing areas in Argentina
Autor:Gómez Villafañe, I.E.; Miñarro, F.; Ribicich, M.; Rossetti, C.A.; Rossotti, D.; Busch, M.
Filiación:Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Departamento de Ecología, Genética Y Evolución, Argentina
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Y Tecnológicas, Argentina
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Area de Parasitología Y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Argentina
Instituto de Patobiología, INTA Castelar, Argentina
Empresa de Control Bromatológico Tecnofood
Laboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones (63 Ó 104), Pabellón II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palabras clave:Opossum; Poultry farms; Rats; Salmonella; Zoonosis; Animalia; Didelphidae; Didelphis albiventris; Leptospira; Lutreolina crassicaudata; Rattus norvegicus; Rattus rattus; Salmonella; Salmonella enteritidis; Sus scrofa; Trichinella; Trichinella spiralis
Año:2004
Volumen:35
Número:4
Página de inicio:359
Página de fin:363
Título revista:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Título revista abreviado:Braz. J. Microbiol.
ISSN:15178382
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_15178382_v35_n4_p359_GomezVillafane

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Gómez Villafañe, I.E., Miñarro, F., Ribicich, M., Rossetti, C.A., Rossotti, D. & Busch, M. (2004) . Assessment of the risks of rats (Rattus norvegicus) and opossums (Didelphis albiventris) in different poultry-rearing areas in Argentina. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 35(4), 359-363.
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Gómez Villafañe, I.E., Miñarro, F., Ribicich, M., Rossetti, C.A., Rossotti, D., Busch, M. "Assessment of the risks of rats (Rattus norvegicus) and opossums (Didelphis albiventris) in different poultry-rearing areas in Argentina" . Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 35, no. 4 (2004) : 359-363.
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Gómez Villafañe, I.E., Miñarro, F., Ribicich, M., Rossetti, C.A., Rossotti, D., Busch, M. "Assessment of the risks of rats (Rattus norvegicus) and opossums (Didelphis albiventris) in different poultry-rearing areas in Argentina" . Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 35, no. 4, 2004, pp. 359-363.
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Gómez Villafañe, I.E., Miñarro, F., Ribicich, M., Rossetti, C.A., Rossotti, D., Busch, M. Assessment of the risks of rats (Rattus norvegicus) and opossums (Didelphis albiventris) in different poultry-rearing areas in Argentina. Braz. J. Microbiol. 2004;35(4):359-363.
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